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Men's USA 20k Champs RaceSeptember 7, 2009
About Andrew Carlson | Organization: | Brooks | | College: | University of Minnesota | | Bio: | At the University of Minnesota, where he was a kinesiology major, he ran cross country and track for the Golden Gophers. His career highlights at Minnesota include school record holder in the outdoor… + See More +At the University of Minnesota, where he was a kinesiology major, he ran cross country and track for the Golden Gophers. His career highlights at Minnesota include school record holder in the outdoor… + See More - See Less -At the University of Minnesota, where he was a kinesiology major, he ran cross country and track for the Golden Gophers. His career highlights at Minnesota include school record holder in the outdoor 5000 meters (13:44.64), 2002 and 2004 Midwest Region Cross Country champion, two-time runner-up in the Big Ten outdoor 5000 meters, two-time cross country All-American, 2005 team captain in track, and All-America honors in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships. Andrew also has the second fastest time in the 10,000 (28:56.59) in school history. He set his personal bests in the 5000 and 10,000 in the spring of 2005. After completing his eligibility at the U, Andrew competed in the USA Outdoor Championships in the 5000 where he placed 15th. He also posted 14:04 in the 5k at the Chileda Classic in June and finished 8th in the Crazy 8's 8k in 23:54. In 2006, Andrew made his debut in the half marathon distance with a time of 1:03:20, which placed him 5th in the USA Men's Half Marathon Championship. At the USA Cross Country Championships, he finished 12th. In Jacksonville, Andrew placed 8th in the USA 15k Championships in a time of 45:35. At the USA 10 Mile Championships, Andrew finished second in 48:51. In New York at the Reebok Grand Prix, he ran a personal best in the 5000 meters of 13:38.06 (previous was 13:44). Andrew ran the 5000 meter event at USA Outdoor and finished 7th. In Europe during July, he posted a personal best in the 3000m of 7:58.73 (previous was 8:05.98) and a personal best in the 5000 meters of 13:32.71. On Labor Day, Andrew placed 3rd in the USA 20k Championship (59:47) and on Sept. 17, was 7th in the USA 5k Championship. He was a member of the U.S. team that placed 6th at the IAAF World Road Running 20k Championships on Oct. 8. On Nov. 23, Andrew was a member of the U.S. team that placed 3rd at the Chiba Ekiden in Japan. To start 2007, Andrew finished 4th at the USA Half Marathon Championships in a personal best time of 1:02:44. At the USA Cross Country Championships he finished 11th in the 12k. At the USA 15k Championships he was 10th and at the USA 5k Championships, he was 4th. |
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By the way, Coach Lee in Univ. Arizona is not recomended for hard working runners. His focus is more for the end of season trainning such as the case of speed workout for Lagat.
Mo is greatly misunderstood and please note: I’m not trying to come up with excuses for Mo. Everyone has difficulties and we all face challenges but its no secret that he has had difficulties for a number of years adjusting to life in the states. .
In highs school, Mo made some bold predictions regarding his running ability. It may have been taken as y, but I can clearly see why he said some of the things he stated in Footlocker and Dyestat.com (CA) interviews. His workouts were ridiculous and I personally feel not Shadrack, Rupp or any other guy his senior year could run with him in practice.
Practice means nothing. It is simply a means of preparing for a race. We all know that the reward comes from winning, winning big races and that he did not accomplish. He failed on a number of attempts and I can recall on many occasions where he would voice his frustration with the way he ran.
Here’s the truth that many people did not understand. He was BURNT OUT! He should have saved his energy for big races.
Needless to say he did manage to run some incredible times 29:54 track 10k on the spur of the moment, and a 14:28 at Mt. Sac.
Life in college was not much better. Mo had troubles adjusting in college because of a number of factors which included academics, differences in running philosophy with his coaches and life away from home.
So, we now fast forward to the present. He’s found himself the last few years running OK. Certainly not running to his full potential but hopefully things will start to change for him.
He’s a major talent!
I would like to see him come back and claim what is rightfully his, but he has his work cut out because we do have some incredible talent here in the states.
Call Alberto Salazar!
“Mo Trafeh. This guy was a fenom from Duarte High School in 2003. Went on to run for Arizona, but I heard he dropped out of college after his freshman year and as has pretty much been under the radar for the past 3 years until now. Good for you Mo.”
I heard he was an animal also. Why did he leave Arizona? Was it because he did not like the school or the coaching did not work for him?
Thanks